Dishwasher



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UNITED STATES] EMIL KRAFFT, on NEW yonx, N. Y.

DISHWASHER.

Application filed March 29, 1927. Serial No. 179.330

This invention relates to a dish washer which is of course adapted for washing silver and other articles as well as dishes.

An object of. the invention is to provide a machine or apparatus of this character which can be readily installed at a mininnun cost and which will most efliciently perform the functions for which it is intended.

The device has many advantages, some of '10 which may be enumerated as follows:

The dishes or silver are supported in a basket or receptacle which isadapted to be revolved in either direction by either hand and thoroughly Wash the dishes in water in 15, which they are immersed or partially immersed.

- My improved device will fit any ordinary sized tub.

It can be installed in a very short time without skilled labor.

It is portable and no special plumbing or other equipment is required for its proper operation.-

WVith these and other objects in view, the

2 invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating my improved device;

Figure 2 is a View in vertical section on the line- 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 8 is a plan view of the tracker rail constituting apart of my'improved device;

Figure 4 is an inverted plan view of the ring mounted to run on the rail shown in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is an exaggerated View in section onthe line 5-5 of Figure l;

Figure. 6 is a view in elevation illustrating a modification.

1 represents a'tub or receptacle such as may be found as apart of household equipment or may be purchased on the market,

and in such a tub or receptacle my improved device may be easily and quickly positioned and secured.

2 represents a circular track which is supported by vertically disposed bars 3 arranged around the track and in any desired number, four being shown. These bars 3 are rigidly secured intermediate their ends to the outside of the track 2 and their upper of grooved rollers 8 adapted to fit the track be elevated from the track.

portions are, oil'set laterally and bent into 'hook'shape, as shown at 4, so as to be'p'ositioned over the edge of the tub and secured by screws or other securing means 5.

Supporting feet 6 are adjustably secured to the lower ends of the bars 3 so as to compensate for varying depths of tubs employed, and these feet rest upon the bottom ofthe tub and the hooks 4 over the upper edge of the tub so that the track 2 is rigidly held and supported. On the track 2 a ring 7 is mounted to turn. This ring 7 is preferably of general channel shape in cross section and carries a plurality 2 and run thereon. Angular lugs 9 may be provided on the ring 7 which may move through recesses 10 in an internal annular flange 11 on the track when the ring is to Under ordinary conditions, however, the lugs usually lie under the flange 11 and prevent any disengagement of the ring from track. p

12 represents a basket which is of circular form and which is of open mesh, either metal or any other suitable material, and has slats 13 in its bottom to support upright pegs 14 between which the dishes and other articles may be held in upright position or in any other position for the washing operation.

It is to be understood that this basket 13 is of a size to be positioned within the ring 7 and has radially projecting lugs 15 at its upper edge to rest upon the ring 7. These lugs 15 preferably constitute integral parts of metal straps 16 which are crossed under the bottom of the basket at the sides thereof and are bent laterally to form offsets sothat these straps give reinforcement to the basket as a whole and the weight of the basket is supported at the bottom by reason thereof. Fixed lugs 17 on the ring 7 are adapted to be engaged by the lugs 15 when turning the ring so that the basket and the ring are compelled to'turn together in either direction. A post 18 is provided on the ring 7 and has a swiveled knob or handheld 19 at its upper end to be grasped by the operator to turn the ring and basket in either direction ,or oscillate the same, as may be desired, and

it will of course be understoodthat this knob 19 may be grasped either by the right or left hand of the user and the ring 7 and basket 12 turned as desired. v

ing that it constitutes a perforated metal receptacle, the perforations being of such a size that they may prevent the passage theret-hrough of articles of silver and table ware supported therein for washing purposes. Hence when it is desired to wash silver or other smaller articles a receptacle such as shown in Figure 6 is employed instead of the basket 12 shown in Figures 1 and 2.

' In this modification I also illustrate the device as power driven and with this idea in view I provide a rack 21' around the ring 7 and this rack is engaged by pinion 22 on a shaft 23 driven by a motor 24. The motor 24.- is supported on a bracket 25 rigidly secured to the ring or track 2.

It is of course to be understood that this construction shown in Figure 6 permits the parts to be motor driven instead of hand operated and I wish it to be distinctly understood that I desire to cover the apparatus either as hand operated or motor operated mechanism.

It is of course to be understood that the tub 1 is .to be filled with water, containing soap or other cleansing fluid, to the proper level, and the basket 12 with its dishes therein or the receptacle 21 with the silver therein are located so that they are supported on the ring 7 and then the ring 7 is caused to roll on the track 2' either by hand or motive power, as above set forth, to thoroughly Q clean the dishes or other articles.

Various changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts detions as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, 1ncluding a circular track, means for securing, said track within a tub, a ring, rollers on the ring mounted torotatc on the track, a removable openwork receptacle adapted to contain dishes, silverware and the like adapted to be located within the ring and track, lugs on the receptacle adapted to rest on the ring, and devices on the ring adapted to limit the movement of the lugs on the ring but permit the ring and the receptacle to be turned in either direction.

2. A device of the character described, in-

cluding a circular track, means for securing said track within a tub, a ring, rollers on the ring mounted to rotate on the track, a removable openwork receptacle adapted to contain dishes, silverware and' the like adapted to be located within the ring and track, lugs on the receptacle adapted to rest on the ring, and means for imparting motion to the ring.

3. A device of the character described including a circular track, means for securing said track within a tub, a ring, rollers on the ring mounted to rotate on the-track, a removable openwork receptacle adapted to contain dishes, silverware and the like, adapted to be located within the ring and track, lugs on the receptacle adapted to rest on the ring, a post on the ring, and a swiveled knob on the post adapted to be gripped by either hand of the user to turn the ring and receptacle in either direction.

4. A device of the character described ,-in-

- eluding a track, bars fixed intermediate their ends to the track, hooks on the upper ends of said bars adapted to be positioned over the tub and secured thereto, adjustable feeton the lower ends of the bars adapted to rest on the bottom of the tub, a ring mounted to turn on the track and support-a basket or other receptacle containing articles to be washed.

EM'IL KRAFFT. 

